The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

Night - Clear. Winds SSE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 12 mph (3.2 to 19.3 ...

Oregon fire experts have finalized their redo of state maps of wildfire hazard areas, showing that about 106,000 tax lots are in high-risk spots that could be subject to new building and landscape ...

It provides a common description of the data used and produced in risk assessments, including hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and modelled loss, or impact, data.

The City of Paso Robles is seeking input from residents as part of San Luis Obispo County’s update to the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan identifies strategies to reduce risks ...

These two earthquakes came in 1934 and 1950. The map below shows some larger earthquakes in the region from 1908 to 2025. The Eurasian-Indian plate boundary cuts across the northernmost parts of ...

Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...